Read facts about Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, linked with Shakespeare through 400 years and three buildings. The Globe Theatre Fact 1: Built in 1599 in Southwark on the south bank of Londonâs River Thames by Richard Burbage.
The normal ranges for different age groups are listed below: 1  Newborn: 30-60 breaths per minute. 2  Infant (1 to 12 months): 30-60 breaths per minute. 3  Toddler (1-2 years): 24-40 breaths per minute. 4  Preschooler (3-5 years): 22-34 breaths per minute. 5  School-age child (6-12 years): 18-30 breaths per minute.
On average, a person at rest takes about 16 breaths per minute. This means we breathe about 960 breaths an hour, 23,040 breaths a day, 8,409,600 a year. Unless we get a lot of exercise. The person who lives to 80 will take about 672,768,000 breaths in a lifetime. (This is based on a person's average respiration rate at rest. It does not take into account the increase in respiratory rate during exercise, or the fact that young children take about 44 breaths per minute.)